French : J
A TRANSLATION OF French SEA-TERMS and PHRASES: J
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JETTER du bled, ou autres grains à la bande, to trim the corn, salt, or such like materials, to the other side of the ship, on any particular occasion.
JETTER l'ancre, to let go the anchor; to drop anchor.
JETTER la fonde, ou le plomb, to found, or heave the lead.
JETTER un navire sur un banc, ou sur un rocher, ou à la côte, to run a ship ashore, upon a bank, rock, or coast, to avoid an enemy.
JEU du gouvernail, the play of the helm or rudder.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 376, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1658.html